The director of dining services at the Univerity of Maine in Orono is both feeding the next generation and educating it about local foods.
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The Cultivator: Walter Graff and the Appalachian Mountain Club of Maine
Green buildings, employment for locals – it’s the Appalachian Mountain Club of Maine for the win.
The roots of this year’s Source prizes
Winners receive wooden bowls made by artisan Jeff Raymond from an old maple that once graced the yard of columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige.
Source Awards 2017: Meet the judges
This year’s panel included a composting entrepreneur, a pastor and orchardist, a conservation biologist, a health-care foundation president and members of the Press Herald features department.
Try these 3 ways to green your household
Some environmental problems feel intractable, but these tips are practical and doable.
Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning to fill your yard with baby chicks
Backyard chickens are gaining in popularity but there are lots of dos and don’ts to know.
We know you love your chickens, but please don’t do this
Your hens don’t need swings or hand-knitted sweaters.
Here are the biggest mistakes you’ll make with your chickens
Avoid these problems and you and your poultry can live happily ever after – or at least until the first fox comes calling
Keep your chicks warm, but don’t burn your house down
Here’ show to handle heat lamps, which can be a fire hazard
Dad and daughter fend for themselves with Bachelor Chicken
Andrew Rudalevige discovers that his wife – our Green Plate columnist – keeps some not so green secrets.